At Sunday night’s Academy Awards, Sam Smith — along with cowriter Jimmy Napes — won the Oscar for Best Original Song, for “Writing’s On the Wall” from Spectre. Smith dedicated his award “to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man, and I hope we can all…

Just one week out from his double Grammy win and set to play a sold-out show at Northrop in Minneapolis, Jason Isbell stopped by The Current's studio along with Amanda Shires and Sadler Vaden. The three performed a set of four songs and chatted with host Bill DeVille. 'I love the studio and I love the station,' Isbell says during his visit. 'We always appreciate it.'

Low Cut Connie brought their spirited rock 'n' roll to The Current's studio for a session hosted by Mac Wilson, kicking out a rollicking rendition of their single 'Boozophilia,' followed by a barrelhouse medley of the Velvet Underground's 'Foggy Notion' and David Bowie's 'Suffragette City'. 'It's a pleasure to be able to have a platform to honor [Lou Reed and David Bowie], and to put our little stamp on their music,' says the band's Adam Weiner.

MPR Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Jade and Sean McPherson to talk about the 2016 Oscars.

Thanks so much to everyone that supported The Current during the winter member drive. For today's Coffee Break, let's listen to songs that express gratitude.

Sales of the 45 RPM single outpace the 78 for the first time; Nancy Sinatra sings about some aggressive boots; Johnny Cash was born on this date; and Michael Jackson has a No. 1 album with 'Thriller' Today in Music History.

I’m not a DJ. I’ve never specifically wanted to work in radio, nor do I know anything about the standards and practices involved with doing so — which is why being asked to be Local Current’s DJ in Residence was a little scary for me. I sort of live under a rock. The only local…

This week on the Local Show, we’ll be hearing from the Mount Olivet Celestial Choir’s album “Sing.” Without listening to it, the vinyl might look like any other obscure record you might stumble upon at a garage sale. But if that were the case, it wouldn’t be selling for $60-150 dollars online. Released in 1971, this album from St.…

The Jayhawks have announced a new album: Paging Mr. Proust will be released on April 29. “Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces” will appear on that album, which was produced by frontman Gary Louris with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Tucker Martine. “I just got drawn back into realizing how much I love being in the band,” Louris…

DuLutsen, the annual week-long celebration of Duluth bands performing at Lutsen Mountains, returns in 2016 and you could be there! Enter The Current's DuLutsen ski and stay giveaway.